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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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was / had been looking forward to
Hello.
What is the difference between the following sentences?
1.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I had been looking forward to the trip.
2.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I was looking forward to the trip.
3.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I looked forward to the trip.
What is the difference between the following sentences?
1.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I had been looking forward to the trip.
2.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I was looking forward to the trip.
3.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I looked forward to the trip.
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My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I had been looking forward to the trip. My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here.
- My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here.
- My sister and I had been looking forward to the trip.
- My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here.
- My sister and I were looking forward to the trip.
- My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here.
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1.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I had been looking forward to the trip. (Past perfect continuous tense)
2.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I were looking forward to the trip. (Subject-verb disagreement, past continuous tense)
3.My father had been in Lodon on business before we
2.My father had been in Lodon on business before we arrived here. My sister and I were looking forward to the trip. (Subject-verb disagreement, past continuous tense)
3.My father had been in Lodon on business before we
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You haven't given much context. I cannot think of a natural context for #3.
Three years after the trip, I am telling my cousin about it.
My father had been in London on business before we arrived. My sister and I had been looking forward to the trip for weeks. When we arrived, he met us at the airport.
The day after we arrived, I am talking to the concierge
Three years after the trip, I am telling my cousin about it.
My father had been in London on business before we arrived. My sister and I had been looking forward to the trip for weeks. When we arrived, he met us at the airport.
The day after we arrived, I am talking to the concierge
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